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cinnamic  acid,  and  a  small  quantity  of  free  benzoic  acid.  Binz 
supposes  that  a  mixture  of  the  ethers  with  these  free  acids,  in  the 
same  proportions  as  they  exist  in  the  balsam  of  Peru,  would  have  the 
same  effect  as  the  latter  upon  the  organism."  Rev.  int.  des  Fats.; 
Le  Monde  phar.,  Feb.  20. 
Guaiacol  and  Creosote. — By  uniting  guaiacol  with  creosote, 
Dr.  Bourget  claims  {Bull.  Therapy  to  be  able  to  give  considerable 
doses  of  the  latter  without  causing  gastric  disturbance.  In-  his 
"  intensive  "  treatment  of  tuberculosis,  he  makes  use  of  the  follow- 
ing formulae:  Guaiacol,  7-50  gm.;  tinct.  cinchona,  20  gm. ;  Malaga 
wine,  1,000  gm.  He  commences  by  giving  a  talbespoonful  of  this  (or 
1 5  cgm.  of  guaiacol)  with  each  meal.  The  dose  is  gradually 
increased  to  3  tablespoonfuls,  or  until  the  patient  is  taking  1  gm.  of 
guaiacol.  The  medicaments  may  be  given  in  an  enema  composed 
as  follows  :  Guaiacol,  2  gm. ;  oil  of  sweet  almonds,  20  gm. ;  gum 
arabic,  pulv.,  10  gm. ;  emulsify,  and  add  water,  950  gm.;  to  make  4 
enemata.  In  winter,  the  wine  of  the  first  formula  may  be  replaced 
by  cod  liver  oil.  For  the  external  treatment  of  tuberculosis,  the 
author  prescribes  the  following  mixture  to  be  applied  on  the  chest, 
back  and  arms,  with  friction  :  Creosote,  20  gm. ;  cod  liver  oil  200 
gm.    L  Union  pharm.,  Feb. 
To  Bleach  Glue. — A  writer  in  the  Monit  sci.  says,  that  to  add 
oxalic  acid  and  white  oxide  of  zinc,  in  the  proportion  of  one  per 
cent,  to  the  glue  to  be  treated,  gives  a  whiter  and  clearer  product 
than  any  of  the  measures  now  in  use.  The  glue  should  first  be 
reduced  with  water  and  heat  to  a  thick  pulp,  and  the  chemicals 
added  while  the  mass  is  hot.  The  same  process  may  be  used  for 
bleaching  blood-albumen,  but  the  degree  of  heat  should  not  be 
above  122°  F.,  or  the  albumen  will  coagulate. 
Local  An/esthesic  Action  of  Strophanthin  and  Ouabaine. — 
In  a  paper  read  at  a  recent  seance  of  the  French  Academy  of  Medi- 
cine, Prof.  Panas  presented  the  following  conclusions  of  results 
obtained  by  him  with  the  substances  named  :  "  Ouabaine,  which 
possesses  anaesthesic  properties  as  applied  to  the  eyes  of  rabbits, 
does  not  appear  to  exercise  any  action  of  this  kind  upon  the  human 
eye.  Strophanthin  has  an  anaesthesic  action  upon  the  human  eye, 
but,  owing  to  its  very  irritating  effects  its  use  should  give  way  to 
that  of  cocaine.  The  same  is  true  of  erythrophleine  and  other 
substances  proposed  to  effect  local  anaesthesia.     1  hus  far,  cocaine 
